Epidemic preparation

Mari Ann Moyers bags T-shirts which will be worn by volunteers during this weekend's Hope Epidemic. During the two-day event, volunteers will join forces to pack 200,000 meals that will be sent to Haiti as part of the "Feed My Starving Children" MobilePack project. Also as part of the event, donations will be accepted for the Backpack for Friday's Program through the Southeast Missouri Food Bank. To make a donation to the Backpack for Friday's Program or to the "Feed My Starving Children" project, the public can stop by the former Sikeston Supply warehouse, 912 S. Main St., on Saturday or Sunday. Also T-shirts and special banks will be available for purchase. To donate online, visit hopeepidemic.org. (Jill Bock, Staff)